JVC XVN412S Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Silver

Sub-$100 progressive scan DVD-players are a dime dozen, so the question is about the built and video qualities they produce. This set is replacing my old Toshiba SD-K740 so it is the fourth DVD-player I own.

The specks on this unit are comparable to Toshiba. Both are bare bone units that has zoom, slow, etc., but what the JVC lack is a bookmarker for scene. The exterior of the JVC is way better then the bored design of Toshiba. There is a cool illumining blue light on a clean looking front panel that can be turn off for the JVC.

Built quality both are about the same. There is no internal fan on either unit so I doubt they will last forever if you leave it on for more then 2 hours. So they will start to skip a little like the old PlayStation and the replaced Toshiba. I over used the Toshiba, in 11 months it placed over 400 DVDs and I left it on in the background sometime for over 4 hours when I do my work. Other DVD-players I have, the Panasonic...Read more

This is by far the best dvd player I've owned yet. First off, from an aesthetic point of view, I love the silver color and the blue light when it is turned on. I also like that the blue light can be dimmed if needed. The reviewer above stated that this player lacks a bookmark feature. In fact it does have bookmarking. One has to program it though to do this on the setup menu.

In terms of specs for a mid-range dvd player, I am highly impressed. This model has ports for S-video, component video, coaxial audio, and even optical audio. Optical is something that I'm finding to be very hard to find in standard dvd players and that's a a real shame considering that optical gives the absolute best sound possible.

Also, I'm very glad that this player can handle any kind of cd or dvd that is made, including mp3 discs and jpg file discs. This machine will play absolutely and dvd or cd that you burn on a computer without a problem.

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This dvd player was bought refurbished and i am very pleased with my choice to buy it. Inspite of a small crack on the plastic display screen, this product looks great and has been working excellent for the past few months. I highly recommend this.